Utah · Washington County
Occurrence

Timpoweap Canyon Tar Sand Deposit

Washington County, Utah, United States
Oil Sands
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Commodities
PrimaryOil Sands
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlTimpoweap Member Of The Moenkopi Formation.
Geology
Host rockCalcarenite · Timpoweap Member Of The Moenkopi
StructureHurricane Fault System, Cordilleran Hingeline, Sevier Overthrust Bellt, Small Amplitude, Northwest Striking, Broad Folds Or Swales
Tectonic settingBasin And Range-Colorado Plateau Transition Zone
AlterationOxidation Of Bitumen
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10088796
MRDS IDM058734
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.20165, -113.21662
References
BLAKEY, R.C., 1979, OIL IMPREGNATED CARBONATE ROCKS OF THE TIMPOWEAP MEMBER MOENKOPI FORMATION, HURRICANE CLIFFS AREA, UTAH AND ARIZONA: UTAH GEOLOGY, VOL. 6, NO. 2, P. 45 TO 54.BASSLER, H. AND REESIDE, J.B., 1921, OIL PROSPECTS IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 726-C, P. 87-107.